Chambers Review
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Banking & Finance - Canada
What the Team is Known For
Dentons Canada represents several major domestic banks in connection with their Canadian and cross-border financing transactions. The team's expertise encompasses syndicated loans as well as acquisition, construction, project and refinancing matters. The firm is well known for its extensive international reach; this continues to be a major benefit for clients, with cross-office support allowing the firm to offer a wide range of specialist expertise as and when it is required.
Strengths
The team is well equipped to handle complex and cross-border matters.
The firm offers a strong, large and experienced team.
The lawyers at Dentons are very available and knowledgeable in addressing all questions and concerns clients have.
The firm is well connected within the industry and with regulators in multiple jurisdictions.
Dentons provides appropriate and timely responses to any request for advice or consultation. The firm is effective in negotiations.
Work Highlights
Dentons Canada assisted Ligado Networks with a number of incremental financings.
Notable practitioners
Michael Henriques is based in Toronto, where he regularly assists lenders with syndicated and revolving financings and restructurings.
He is always responsive and thoughtful during our discussions.
Michael Henriques provides very strong counsel.
Ryan Middleton has been lead partner on a range of notable acquisition and construction financings, as well as assisting lenders with refinancing mandates. Based in Toronto, he heads the Canadian banking and finance practice at Dentons.
It was a pleasure working with Ryan Middleton. He was very informative and communicated thoroughly with our team. Ryan provided great customer support, efficiency and sophistication.
He is a fantastic banking lawyer when it comes to financing matters that require a high degree of sophistication and responsiveness.
He is a great lawyer with lots of experience.
Heidi Clark regularly assists both lenders and borrowers with financing transactions, including unsecured and project financing matters. She is based in Toronto.
Heidi Clark consistently provides a high level of service through her strategic legal advice with practical and commercial outlooks incorporated within agreements.
Heidi Clark is very savvy in relation to legal requirements, pitfalls and contractual nuances.